TY - JOUR
T1 - A case of pyoderma gangrenosum with ulcerative colitis successfully treated with granulocytapheresis, skin grafting and steroid therapy
AU - Kobayashi, Shinji
AU - Takeshita, Taizo
AU - Furue, Masutaka
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - A 29-year-old man presented with an intractable skin ulcer expanding radially from the right leg to the ankle. He had frequent diarrhea one year previously, and was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis by colonoscopy. Based on clinical and pathological examination, the skin ulcer was diagnosed as pyoderma gangrenosum associated with ulcerative colitis in the active phase. The lesion was effectively treated with granulocytapheresis, skin grafting and systemic steroid therapy.
AB - A 29-year-old man presented with an intractable skin ulcer expanding radially from the right leg to the ankle. He had frequent diarrhea one year previously, and was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis by colonoscopy. Based on clinical and pathological examination, the skin ulcer was diagnosed as pyoderma gangrenosum associated with ulcerative colitis in the active phase. The lesion was effectively treated with granulocytapheresis, skin grafting and systemic steroid therapy.
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U2 - 10.2336/nishinihonhifu.73.474
DO - 10.2336/nishinihonhifu.73.474
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84871448511
SN - 0386-9784
VL - 73
SP - 474
EP - 477
JO - Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology
JF - Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology
IS - 5
ER -
